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LGHL Could Jeremiah Smith’s brother be a Buckeye in 2027?
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Could Jeremiah Smith’s brother be a Buckeye in 2027?
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Angelo Smith | Instagram | @jumpboy_.1
This is the second younger brother of an Ohio State legend to earn an offer from Ryan Day.
Jeremiah Smith has already cemented himself in Ohio State history following his iconic, championship-winning freshman season. However, his legacy could extend even beyond his time in Columbus. That’s because on Tuesday, the final day of the Buckeyes’ summer camp season, Jeremiah’s younger brother Angelo Smith earned an offer to play for OSU.
Angelo will be a junior at Chaminade-Madonna High School this fall. He plays safety in high school, although some of the recruiting services list him as an athlete. Angelo is a bit undersized at 5-foot-10 and 170 pounds, but with two years of high school remaining, he still has plenty of time to grow.
The younger Smith is currently rated as a three-star prospect and the No. 29 safety in the 2027 recruiting class according to 247Sports and is the No. 32 player from the state of Florida.
Angelo Smith is a two-time Florida 1A state champion and in the 2024 season, recorded 40 tackles, 11 pass break-ups, and had three interceptions according to Max Preps. This is the second-straight summer that Angelo has camped in Columbus.
Last year, he mainly worked out at wide receiver, but following a season in which he played safety, he decided to move from Brian Hartline’s group to the defensive back groups coached by Tim Walton and Matt Guerrieri.
The younger Smith was joined by both prep and club teammates at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center on Tuesday. His high school teammate, 2028 wide receiver Peter Pierre was also on hand, as were Smith’s South Florida Elite teammates quarterback Neimann Lawrence and wide receiver Eric McFarland, both of whom are also in the 2028 cycle.
Before arriving in Columbus, Angelo Smith had offers from Akron, Georgia State, Miami, Oklahoma State, and Toledo; obviously none of those programs are on the same level as OSU, so the excitement Angelo displayed in his social media postings about the offer ar more than justified.
Whether or not Angelo ends up playing for the Buckeyes or not remains to be seen, but it is likely contingent on him growing into his athleticism. That way, if he does end up rivaling his brother’s 6-foot-3 frame, Ohio State can say that they believed in him before anyone else did. And if he remains a bit too small to play for the Buckeyes, Angelo can say he holds an OSU offer, which can only help raise his profile amongst other schools.
Of note, the Buckeyes have also offered Jett Harrison the 2028 wide receiver who just so happens to be the younger brother of former OSU grat Marvin Harrison Jr. So there is now a legitimate chance that we could see the brothers of two of the freakiest athletes in program history lining up against each other for a spring game in 33 months!
Unfortunately, since there is nearly zero chance that Jeremiah comes back for a fourth year, we likely won’t be seeing the Brothers Smith locking up in the Scarlet and Gray. So I guess we’ll have to wait for the NFL for that to happen.
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Angelo Smith | Instagram | @jumpboy_.1
This is the second younger brother of an Ohio State legend to earn an offer from Ryan Day.
Jeremiah Smith has already cemented himself in Ohio State history following his iconic, championship-winning freshman season. However, his legacy could extend even beyond his time in Columbus. That’s because on Tuesday, the final day of the Buckeyes’ summer camp season, Jeremiah’s younger brother Angelo Smith earned an offer to play for OSU.
Angelo will be a junior at Chaminade-Madonna High School this fall. He plays safety in high school, although some of the recruiting services list him as an athlete. Angelo is a bit undersized at 5-foot-10 and 170 pounds, but with two years of high school remaining, he still has plenty of time to grow.
The younger Smith is currently rated as a three-star prospect and the No. 29 safety in the 2027 recruiting class according to 247Sports and is the No. 32 player from the state of Florida.
Angelo Smith is a two-time Florida 1A state champion and in the 2024 season, recorded 40 tackles, 11 pass break-ups, and had three interceptions according to Max Preps. This is the second-straight summer that Angelo has camped in Columbus.
Last year, he mainly worked out at wide receiver, but following a season in which he played safety, he decided to move from Brian Hartline’s group to the defensive back groups coached by Tim Walton and Matt Guerrieri.
The younger Smith was joined by both prep and club teammates at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center on Tuesday. His high school teammate, 2028 wide receiver Peter Pierre was also on hand, as were Smith’s South Florida Elite teammates quarterback Neimann Lawrence and wide receiver Eric McFarland, both of whom are also in the 2028 cycle.
Before arriving in Columbus, Angelo Smith had offers from Akron, Georgia State, Miami, Oklahoma State, and Toledo; obviously none of those programs are on the same level as OSU, so the excitement Angelo displayed in his social media postings about the offer ar more than justified.
Whether or not Angelo ends up playing for the Buckeyes or not remains to be seen, but it is likely contingent on him growing into his athleticism. That way, if he does end up rivaling his brother’s 6-foot-3 frame, Ohio State can say that they believed in him before anyone else did. And if he remains a bit too small to play for the Buckeyes, Angelo can say he holds an OSU offer, which can only help raise his profile amongst other schools.
Of note, the Buckeyes have also offered Jett Harrison the 2028 wide receiver who just so happens to be the younger brother of former OSU grat Marvin Harrison Jr. So there is now a legitimate chance that we could see the brothers of two of the freakiest athletes in program history lining up against each other for a spring game in 33 months!
Unfortunately, since there is nearly zero chance that Jeremiah comes back for a fourth year, we likely won’t be seeing the Brothers Smith locking up in the Scarlet and Gray. So I guess we’ll have to wait for the NFL for that to happen.
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2027 NJ WR Bryan Porter (Verbal Offer)
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School: Oradell (NJ) Bergen Catholic
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2027 FL S Angelo Smith (Verbal Offer)
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LGHL Biggest Concern: What OSU position groups and opponents are you most anxious about?
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Biggest Concern: What OSU position groups and opponents are you most anxious about?
Matt Tamanini via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
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You ask, we answer. Sometimes we ask, others answer. And then other times, we ask, we answer.
Throughout the year, we will be asking and answering questions about various Ohio State teams, the players, and anything else on our collective minds of varying degrees of importance. If you have a question that you would like to ask, you can tweet us @LandGrant33 or if you need more than 280 characters, send an email HERE.
Not to go all “Lunatic Fringe” on you, but this week, we are wading into our Biggest Concerns for the upcoming Ohio State season. So, in our weekly fan survey, we asked Buckeye Nation to share their worries around position groups and games.
Get the rundown of both questions below, and then vote in the survey underneath. And, if the option you want to pick isn’t mentioned in the survey, feel free to head down to the comments and write it in.
Normally when you talk about the biggest concerns surrounding a football team, your mind immediately turns to the negative, but I don’t think that is the case this offseason. Because of how many veterans left the program for the NFL following the national championship, there is an unusually high number of unknowns heading into fall camp.
Therefore, while it wouldn’t normally make a lot of sense, I think that there is ample amounts of optimism to go along with every ounce of concern connected to the team this year. So, while yes, there is more optimism around some position groups than others, I personally don’t feel any existential dread about any position room; it’s mostly just curiosity and anticipation to see what the guys we’ve only seen in spurts and flashes can do with extended playing time and responsibilities.
With all due respect to Ohio and Grambling, no one who would vote for those two options is either human or participating in good faith, so I eliminated them from the survey. That means that there are 10 games that you can select as the one giving you the most agita in mid-June.
Obviously, the most obvious candidates are Texas, Penn State, and Michigan, but some sneaky concerning games might be the matchups against Illinois and Rutgers. Bert has the Illini playing as well as they have in a long time, and Greg Schiano’s squad will always be well-prepared, so when you throw it in the week before The Game, there is the potential for wonkiness to happen.
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Matt Tamanini via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
You ask, we answer. Sometimes we ask, others answer. And then other times, we ask, we answer.
Throughout the year, we will be asking and answering questions about various Ohio State teams, the players, and anything else on our collective minds of varying degrees of importance. If you have a question that you would like to ask, you can tweet us @LandGrant33 or if you need more than 280 characters, send an email HERE.
Not to go all “Lunatic Fringe” on you, but this week, we are wading into our Biggest Concerns for the upcoming Ohio State season. So, in our weekly fan survey, we asked Buckeye Nation to share their worries around position groups and games.
Get the rundown of both questions below, and then vote in the survey underneath. And, if the option you want to pick isn’t mentioned in the survey, feel free to head down to the comments and write it in.
Question 1: Which position group are you most concerned about heading into the season?
Normally when you talk about the biggest concerns surrounding a football team, your mind immediately turns to the negative, but I don’t think that is the case this offseason. Because of how many veterans left the program for the NFL following the national championship, there is an unusually high number of unknowns heading into fall camp.
Therefore, while it wouldn’t normally make a lot of sense, I think that there is ample amounts of optimism to go along with every ounce of concern connected to the team this year. So, while yes, there is more optimism around some position groups than others, I personally don’t feel any existential dread about any position room; it’s mostly just curiosity and anticipation to see what the guys we’ve only seen in spurts and flashes can do with extended playing time and responsibilities.
Question 2: Which game are you most concerned about heading into the season?
With all due respect to Ohio and Grambling, no one who would vote for those two options is either human or participating in good faith, so I eliminated them from the survey. That means that there are 10 games that you can select as the one giving you the most agita in mid-June.
Obviously, the most obvious candidates are Texas, Penn State, and Michigan, but some sneaky concerning games might be the matchups against Illinois and Rutgers. Bert has the Illini playing as well as they have in a long time, and Greg Schiano’s squad will always be well-prepared, so when you throw it in the week before The Game, there is the potential for wonkiness to happen.
Share your thoughts here:
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2027 NC DL Rashad Streets (Verbal Offer)
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LGHL Ohio State four-star LB target set to announce commitment following official visit
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Ohio State four-star LB target set to announce commitment following official visit
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2026 four-star LB Cincere Johnson | via @JCincere8 on X
2026 four-star target Cincere Johnson will announce his commitment this week following a weekend official visit with the Buckeyes.
Ohio State is entering its final week of its summer recruiting camp schedule. It has been a busy month for the football team and the coaching staff. The Buckeyes have been hard at work preparing for the upcoming season, where Ohio State will try to run it back after a College Football Playoff National Championship run last season.
The coaching staff has also been busy hosting what feels like dozens of recruits every day in the last few weeks. This trend will continue this week, but before we get to that, Ohio State is hoping to earn a huge recruiting win this week as well.
2026 four-star linebacker Cincere Johnson (Cleveland, OH / Glenville) is scheduled to commit later this week on June 19, and he is coming off an official visit with Ohio State that seemed to have gone as well as possible.
Ohio State head coach has made it a priority to keep the best recruits in Ohio in-state, and because of this mantra, the Buckeyes have been recruiting Johnson for a while, offering him in September of 2024. He has found his way down to Columbus on multiple occasions, with the most recent being for his official visit.
The Buckeyes are not alone in his recruitment, as he has a final three of Ohio State, Penn State and Alabama. He has taken official visits with his three finalists, and he also officially visited with Oklahoma. He has an official visit with USC scheduled for June 20, but it is still to be seen if he will go through with it as he is scheduled to commit a day before this.
Johnson is viewed as one of the top linebackers in the 2026 recruiting class. 247Sports has him listed as a defensive edge however, and he is the No. 8 edge prospect in their composite rankings. He is also the No. 71 overall prospect and the No. 2 recruit from Ohio.
Make sure to follow Land-Grant Holy Land this week and the weeks to follow as we will keep you up-to-date on all things Ohio State recruiting.
As was mentioned above, Ohio State will be having its final summer recruiting camp this week. Because of this, the list of recruits scheduled to make the trip to Columbus is another long one, and it seems to be ever growing.
This will be a big recruiting week for the Buckeyes as they will have many of the nation’s top recruits on campus. Below are just some of the names scheduled to take an official or unofficial visit with Ohio State this week:
Five-star WR Kesean Bowman
Class: 2027
Hometown: Brentwood, TN / Brentwood Academy
Size: 6-foot, 174-pounds
Four-star LB Kaden Henderson
Class: 2027
Hometown: Tampa, FL / Jesuit
Size: 6-foot-2, 200-pounds
Three-star QB Emmett Queen
Class: 2027
Hometown: Fort Mitchell, KY / Beechwood
Size: 6-foot-4, 215-pounds
Ohio State four-star RB commit Favour Akih
Class: 2026
Hometown: Delaware, OH / Rutherford B. Hayes
Size: 6-foot, 190-pounds
Four-star S Adryan Cole
Class: 2027
Hometown: Atlanta, GA / Pace Academy
Size: 6-foot-2, 190-pounds
Three-star S Malaki Taufoou
Class: 2027
Hometown: San Mateo, CA / Junipero Serra
Size: 6-foot-2, 175-pounds
FL Edge Ismael Schiefer
Class: 2028
Hometown: Bradenton, FL / IMG Academy
Size: 6-foot-3, 225-pounds
Three-star OH RB Jonathan Brown
Class: 2026
Hometown: Columbus, OH / St. Francis DeSales
Size: 6-foot-1, 200-pounds
Ohio ATH Chris Bradley
Class: 2027
Hometown: West Chester, OH / Lakota West
Size: 5-foot-10, 160-pounds
Ohio RB Edmund McAllister
Class: 2029
Hometown: Pickerington, OH / Pickerington Central
Size: 5-foot-7, 170-pounds
TX LB Cam Pettijohn
Class: 2027
Hometown: Lewisville, TX / Lewisville
Size: 6-foot-1, 215-pounds
TX LB Kailer Pettijohn
Class: 2026
Hometown: McKinney, TX / McKinney
Size: 6-foot-2, 196-pounds
OH LB Judah Blair
Class: 2028
Hometown: West Chester, OH / Lakota West
Size: 6-foot-1, 200-pounds
OH RB Kenyon Norman
Class: 2027
Hometown: West Chester, OH / Lakota West
Size: 6-foot, 195-pounds
FL WR Peter Pierre
Class: 2028
Hometown: Hollywood, FL / Chaminade-Madonna
Size: 6-foot-3, 215-pounds
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Dan Hessler via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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2026 four-star LB Cincere Johnson | via @JCincere8 on X
2026 four-star target Cincere Johnson will announce his commitment this week following a weekend official visit with the Buckeyes.
Ohio State is entering its final week of its summer recruiting camp schedule. It has been a busy month for the football team and the coaching staff. The Buckeyes have been hard at work preparing for the upcoming season, where Ohio State will try to run it back after a College Football Playoff National Championship run last season.
The coaching staff has also been busy hosting what feels like dozens of recruits every day in the last few weeks. This trend will continue this week, but before we get to that, Ohio State is hoping to earn a huge recruiting win this week as well.
2026 four-star linebacker Cincere Johnson (Cleveland, OH / Glenville) is scheduled to commit later this week on June 19, and he is coming off an official visit with Ohio State that seemed to have gone as well as possible.
June 19th! The Commitmentpic.twitter.com/1sK0hlxGWJ
— Cincere Johnson 4️ (@JCincere8) June 15, 2025
Ohio State head coach has made it a priority to keep the best recruits in Ohio in-state, and because of this mantra, the Buckeyes have been recruiting Johnson for a while, offering him in September of 2024. He has found his way down to Columbus on multiple occasions, with the most recent being for his official visit.
The Buckeyes are not alone in his recruitment, as he has a final three of Ohio State, Penn State and Alabama. He has taken official visits with his three finalists, and he also officially visited with Oklahoma. He has an official visit with USC scheduled for June 20, but it is still to be seen if he will go through with it as he is scheduled to commit a day before this.
Johnson is viewed as one of the top linebackers in the 2026 recruiting class. 247Sports has him listed as a defensive edge however, and he is the No. 8 edge prospect in their composite rankings. He is also the No. 71 overall prospect and the No. 2 recruit from Ohio.
Make sure to follow Land-Grant Holy Land this week and the weeks to follow as we will keep you up-to-date on all things Ohio State recruiting.
Ohio State’s visitor list continues to grow, and grow, and grow
As was mentioned above, Ohio State will be having its final summer recruiting camp this week. Because of this, the list of recruits scheduled to make the trip to Columbus is another long one, and it seems to be ever growing.
This will be a big recruiting week for the Buckeyes as they will have many of the nation’s top recruits on campus. Below are just some of the names scheduled to take an official or unofficial visit with Ohio State this week:
Five-star WR Kesean Bowman
Class: 2027
Hometown: Brentwood, TN / Brentwood Academy
Size: 6-foot, 174-pounds
I will be at The Ohio State University tomorrow️ @ryandaytime @brianhartline @CoachJordan82 @SWiltfong_ @samspiegs @TomLoy247 pic.twitter.com/UfoWHLkEAg
— Kesean Bowman (@K3B02) June 16, 2025
Four-star LB Kaden Henderson
Class: 2027
Hometown: Tampa, FL / Jesuit
Size: 6-foot-2, 200-pounds
Three-star QB Emmett Queen
Class: 2027
Hometown: Fort Mitchell, KY / Beechwood
Size: 6-foot-4, 215-pounds
Ohio State four-star RB commit Favour Akih
Class: 2026
Hometown: Delaware, OH / Rutherford B. Hayes
Size: 6-foot, 190-pounds
Four-star S Adryan Cole
Class: 2027
Hometown: Atlanta, GA / Pace Academy
Size: 6-foot-2, 190-pounds
Three-star S Malaki Taufoou
Class: 2027
Hometown: San Mateo, CA / Junipero Serra
Size: 6-foot-2, 175-pounds
I will be back in Columbus tomorrow!!!@MattGuerrieri @CoachMHunter @DariusBell_3 @coachmons @coachwalsh20 @ActivatedSP @OfficialKOBros @CoachMikeHillSF @Rivals @On3Recruits @Samchung_4 @Ogthetruth @BrandonHuffman @TheUCReport pic.twitter.com/bI6c1wmNrN
— Malakai Taufoou
FL Edge Ismael Schiefer
Class: 2028
Hometown: Bradenton, FL / IMG Academy
Size: 6-foot-3, 225-pounds
Three-star OH RB Jonathan Brown
Class: 2026
Hometown: Columbus, OH / St. Francis DeSales
Size: 6-foot-1, 200-pounds
Ohio ATH Chris Bradley
Class: 2027
Hometown: West Chester, OH / Lakota West
Size: 5-foot-10, 160-pounds
I’ll be camping at Ohio State tomorrow ️️!!!@OGWalt_ @CoachMHunter@TonyJCoach @N_Murph @etwill21 @Bill_Kurelic @mickdwalker @parkerwereb8 @kaleb_longhurst @BoominBuckeyes @BuckeyeBackers @AllenTrieu @SWiltfong_ @CoachTomBolden @LakotaWestFB pic.twitter.com/zLRmuOrAuk
— Chris Bradley ATH ‘27 (@Chris2Bradleyy) June 16, 2025
Ohio RB Edmund McAllister
Class: 2029
Hometown: Pickerington, OH / Pickerington Central
Size: 5-foot-7, 170-pounds
TX LB Cam Pettijohn
Class: 2027
Hometown: Lewisville, TX / Lewisville
Size: 6-foot-1, 215-pounds
TX LB Kailer Pettijohn
Class: 2026
Hometown: McKinney, TX / McKinney
Size: 6-foot-2, 196-pounds
I will be at Ohio state June 16-18.@JLaurinaitis55 #GoBucs
— 3
OH LB Judah Blair
Class: 2028
Hometown: West Chester, OH / Lakota West
Size: 6-foot-1, 200-pounds
OH RB Kenyon Norman
Class: 2027
Hometown: West Chester, OH / Lakota West
Size: 6-foot, 195-pounds
FL WR Peter Pierre
Class: 2028
Hometown: Hollywood, FL / Chaminade-Madonna
Size: 6-foot-3, 215-pounds
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